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In spite of technological improvements in transport, landlocked developing countries continue to face structural …
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This paper studies the effect of oil prices on the geography of international trade. We model transport costs as a … function of variable and fixed costs. By affecting the first cost component,oil prices can then modify the structure of … transportation costs across partners. This, we argue, acts as a factor of distortion in relative prices, thereby creating a …
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-region model of the economy that is in line with the 'new economic geography'. Various (counter) examples show that the footprint …
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examine the impact of maritime piracy on Chinese export flows as well as firms' choice of transport mode. …
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-region model of the economy that is in line with the ‘new economic geography’. Various (counter) examples show that the footprint …
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In this paper, we argue ’buying local’ does not necessarily reduces transport-related greenhouse gas emissions even if … transport and production technologies, as well as natural endowment are homogeneous in space. We develop a model of rural … cases where locating a significant share of the food production in the least-urbanized regions results in lower transport …
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examine the impact of maritime piracy on Chinese export flows as well as firms' choice of transport mode. …
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The Observatorio de Costes y Financiación del Transporte Urbano Colectivo (Cost and Funding of Urban Transport Watchdog …
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measurement and policy implications of benefits and costs of transport. It is argued that, for various reasons, transport cannot …
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reducing environmental impacts and costs of transport activity. One option to increase the modal share of rail transport is to … in combination with rail transport has led to a reduction of CO2 emissions, and lower transport energy costs. The main …One main theme of European Union’s in transport policy statements has been the increased role of railways in the …
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